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"sense": "candy-filled container that is hit with a stick",
"word": "پِينْيَاتَا"
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"sense": "candy-filled container that is hit with a stick",
"word": "পিন্যাতা"
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"sense": "candy-filled container that is hit with a stick",
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"text": "2015 (November 20) \"Zombie Broheims\", episode 14 of Pig Goat Banana Cricket\nCricket: \"Don't pinata me!\""
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